Month: October 2015
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Lion cubs take a hair-raising swim across a river
You never know what you’ll see during a photo safari, especially one led by Frans Lanting, a world-famous photographer with decades of experience photographing wildlife around the world. But even he notes that, “This is the most unbelievable lion encounter that I’ve had in my entire career.” See mother nature network https://vimeo.com/141738492
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Willow the mini pig loves his pool
The video, filmed in Georgia in August this year, shows Willow the mini pig excitedly spinning around and splashing in the water.
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Whales play under the Northern Lights in Norway
A group of humpback whales basking under the Northern Lights has been captured on camera by Norwegian TV. The video was filmed off the coast of Kvaløya (Whale Island) near the city of Tromsø.
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Swim with handcuffs and leg-irons
19-year-old Georgian swimmer Ana Lominadze swam 25m in just 21.76 seconds while wearing handcuffs and leg-irons, on 3 April 2014, at the Dighomi Swimming Pool in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 – Singapore Highlights
In a field packed with some of the world’s best swimmers, Singapore’s Quah Zheng Wen and Yeo Kai Quan did the nation proud by winning three silver medals in the FINA/ airweave Swimming World Cup 2015.
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Golden Retriever’s Underwater Swim Captured by GoPro
Divers have been using underwater cameras for many years, to capture a glimpse of goings on beneath the surface. Of course, these divers have traditionally been human. With the help of GoPro cameras, however, dogs can now also become like underwater tour guides. Far from engaging in the sort of rough splashing that can be…
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Short stop in Singapore (SIN) for the Elite of Swimming
Hungary’s “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszu and Cameron Van Der Burgh of South Africa remain the provisional overall leaders of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 circuit. At the fifth meet of the event in Singapore (SIN) on October 3-4, Hosszu kept consistent by winning the longest events, the 400m free and medley. These two wins…
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From Olympic champion to racehorse owner
“Unbelievable, unbelievable…” It was one of the iconic moments of the London 2012 Olympic Games when the father of Chad Le Clos, Bert, gave an emotional interview to the BBC following his son’s shock gold medal victory over Michael Phelps in the 200 metre butterfly. Three years on, the Le Clos family are attempting to…
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Drone footage from Trojan Swim Club practice 10/10/15
Courtesy of Dominik Meichtry Fun video I made at TSC swim practice yesterday :) http://t.co/7BJX93FmIl — Dominik Meichtry (@SwissDom) October 12, 2015
